Like a Cat Loves a Bird

The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark

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Beschreibung

<p><b>'First-class . . . a witty, stylish read'</b> <br>'Best Books of the Summer', <i>The Sunday Times</i></p><p><b>'Remarkably shrewd and surprisingly amusing'</b><br>WILLIAM BOYD, <i>Guardian</i></p><p><b>'This is a deeply stylish, astute and illuminating biography of a fascinating writer'</b><br>FRANCESCA WADE, author of <i>Square Haunting</i></p><p><i>'She was, if you believe what you read in the papers: a genius, a survivor, a bad mother, a fickle friend, a closeted lesbian, a tyrant, a loner, an eccentric, a recluse, a gossip, and an arch-manipulator. She would politely encourage you not to believe what you read in the papers.'</i></p><p>Muriel Spark was one of literature's great shapeshifters. That mercurial quality is found in her strange, brilliant, cruel novels - with their plots featuring pensioners receiving telephone calls from Death, the devil going clubbing in Peckham and a fascist schoolmistress leading her coterie of girls astray - but it is also true of her as a person.</p><p>As sly, nimble and elegant as Spark's own work, <i>Like a Cat Loves a Bird </i>is a thrilling new perspective on a remarkable life and career that spanned much of the twentieth century. From her childhood in Edinburgh to her final years in Tuscany - via South Africa, London, New York and Rome - it traces a light-footed journey around the world and through her strange and magnificent bibliography. It tells an irresistible story of transformation, wit and fierce determination and makes a passionate case for this vital modern artist.</p><p><b>'A biography that will delight those who admire Spark's 22 novels and intrigue those who are new readers'</b><br>PAULA BYRNE, <i>The Times<br></i> <b><br>'Utterly charming. A book as elegant, sharp-witted and mischievous as its subject'</b><br>CLARE POLLARD, author of <i>Delphi</i></p><p><b>'Vital, fun and immediate . . . full of engaging and astute literary analysis of Spark's work as well as scintillating, vivid biography'</b><br>FRANCESC

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781399742528

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

220 x 142 x 31 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Hodder And Stoughton Ltd.